| Download | - View accepted manuscript: Resistance of a silicone membrane to long-term UV and moisture aging in light of climate change (PDF, 600 KiB)
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| DOI | Resolve DOI: https://doi.org/10.1139/cjce-2020-0730 |
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| Author | Search for: Masson, Jean-François1; Search for: Collins, Peter1; Search for: Riahinezhad, Marzieh1; Search for: Lopez-Carreon, Itzel1; Search for: Johansen, Jocelyn |
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| Affiliation | - National Research Council of Canada. Construction
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| Format | Text, Article |
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| Physical description | 28 p. |
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| Subject | silicone; polymer; accelerated aging; membrane; barrier; microscopy; spectroscopy; modulus; water vapoour permeance |
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| Abstract | Three room-temperature fluid-applied silicone membranes intended for application in the building envelope were studied in this work. The membranes were subjected to 5000 hours of accelerated UV and moisture aging to evaluate their resistance to long-term aging. The properties of the membranes were studied to understand any degradation mechanisms that might happen during accelerated aging. The weight loss, wetting propensity, cracking and oxidation resistance, and storage modulus were measured at different intervals during the 5000 hours of aging. Based on the material characterization results, the silicone membranes proved to be resilient under aggressive accelerated UV radiation and moisture aging, conditions which can be expected as a result of climate change. |
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| Publication date | 2021-04-12 |
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| Publisher | Canadian Science Publishing |
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| Language | English |
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| Peer reviewed | Yes |
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| Export citation | Export as RIS |
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| Record identifier | 013673f1-062c-45b3-8812-5adb60712227 |
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| Record created | 2021-06-04 |
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| Record modified | 2022-03-23 |
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